Bangalore has water only for the next 15 to 18 days, warn officials Bangalore: Bangalore is fearing an acute water shortage in days to come. Municipal officials have warned that the city has water only for the next 15 to 18 days.

Already residents like Hiral Dhilla, from Rajajinagar are forced to buy water from tankers nearly six times a month. This mother of two is now preparing for the worst.

"Because Bangalore is expanding left, right and centre, it is going to affect the water supply. Somebody said 'roti kapda and makan' are the main asset of any person but they forgot to mention water, which is also very important. So I think it is going from bad to worse, not worse but very bad. We need to do something about this," Hiral Dhilla said.

At Krishnarajasagar, the city's major source of water, the water level has stood one foot below the dead storage level of 65 feet. The water supply board, officials say, has no contingency plan to sort the acute water scarcity. ...more    
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03:44 PM, May 19, 2013

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07:08 PM, May 18, 2013

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10:37 AM, May 18, 2013

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11:42 PM, May 17, 2013

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11:39 PM, May 17, 2013

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03:46 PM, May 17, 2013

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11:54 PM, May 14, 2013

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Is UPSC responsible for IAS aspirant Manjunath's death?

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Cut to the IPL game at Wankhede where Mumbai Indians were playing Royal Challengers Bangalore. Ambati Rayudu is run-out from a direct-throw by Virat Kohli ...
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